Fast Foods

Associations between fast food and physical activity environments and adiposity in mid-life: cross-sectional, observational evidence from UK Biobank

The built environment might be associated with development of obesity and related disorders. We examined whether neighbourhood exposure to fast-food outlets and physical activity facilities were associated with adiposity in UK adults.

Original Source

Publication Date:

12/12/2017

Author(s): Kate E Mason, Neil Pearce, Steven Cummins

Source: Lancet Public Health

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Fast Foods, Lifestyles, Obesity, United Kingdom (UK), Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Green Spaces

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Fast food chains should avoid antibiotics in chicken

Prasad also called for strong guidelines for the fast food chains in India so that the burning issue of health hazards by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be tackled.

Publication Date:

23/11/2017

Source: Zee News

Tags:

Food Safety, Antibiotics, Fast Foods, Health Effects, Poultry, Health

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Fast food majors adopting ‘double standards’ on antibiotics use: Centre for Science and Environment

Expressing worry over the use of antibiotics in poultry, including chicken, the CSE warned that eating junk food in India involved major health risks for consumers.

Publication Date:

14/11/2017

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

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Fast Foods, Antibiotics, Food Process Industry, Health Effects, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Food Safety, Health

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Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults.

Original Source

Publication Date:

10/10/2017

Source: Lancet

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1-16

Tags:

Obesity, Health Effects, Child Health, South Asia, Europe, Africa, United States Of America (US), Global, Non Communicable Diseases, Advertising, Lifestyles, Fast Foods, India, Malnutrition, Poverty, Education, Health Care

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Jukes hazard

WILL HARRIS is one of the heroes of “Big Chicken”, a new book by Maryn McKenna that looks at the widespread use of antibiotics in poultry farming.

Publication Date:

23/09/2017

Source: Economist (London)

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Antibiotics, Poultry, Farmers, United States Of America (US), Fast Foods, Livestock

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Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide.1 Epidemiologic studies have identified high body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) as a risk factor for an expanding set of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease,2,3 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease,2 many cancers,4 and an array of musculoskeletal disorders.5,6 As the global health community works to develop treatments and prevention policies to address obesity, timely information about levels of high BMI and health effects at the population level is

Publication Date:

12/06/2017

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

pp:

1-15

Tags:

Obesity, India, China, Health Effects, Child Health, Heart Diseases, Non Communicable Diseases, Smoking, Women, Consumption Patterns, Fast Foods

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Food systems and diets: Facing the challenges of the 21st century

Nearly 3 billion people across 193 countries have low-quality diets lacking the required vitamins and minerals and this poses serious health risks while slowing economic and development p

Publication Date:

23/09/2016

Source: Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition

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Consumption Patterns, Nutrition, Malnutrition, Child Health, Nutritional Diseases, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Africa, Asia, Agriculture, Vegetables, Health Effects, Food Prices, Fast Foods

Climate Change

Fast food chains largest contribtors of carbon emissions: Study

NEW DELHI: Rapidly growing multinational fast food chains in India are the largest contributors to hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) emissions and could add the equivalent of nearly one million tonnes of ca

Publication Date:

19/09/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

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Fast Foods, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), Food Process Industry, Global Warming, Green House Gases, Climate Change

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Tipping the scales: Why preventing obesity makes economic sense

Three out of four (75 per cent) people in the UK are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK report. The nationwide survey found that people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to know about the link *.

Publication Date:

09/09/2016

Source: Cancer Research UK

Tags:

Obesity, Cancer, Health Effects, United Kingdom (UK), Child Health, Non Communicable Diseases, Advertising, Lifestyles, Food Process Industry, Fast Foods

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